Air Defense

AMCP Module

Also known as
  • Automated Mobile Command Post MODULE
  • AMCP "MODULE"
  • AMCP MODULE

AMCP Module is an Altimus-Tech automated mobile command post for air-defense and air-force C4I networks, configurable as a control and reporting post or centre and linked to radar sensors, height finders, IFF, communications, and air-defense missile units.

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Poland / Lithuania
Built by
Altimus-Tech
Type
Automated mobile air-defense command post
Service note
Modern Altimus-Tech command-and-control system for air-defense and air-force C4I networks
Designer
Altimus-Tech

Specifications

Primary role
Automated mobile command post for air-defense and air-force C4I networks
Configurations
Configurable as a Control and Reporting Post or Control and Reporting Centre; Joint Operations Centre reconfiguration is also described
Shelter
Equipment housed in a shelter on a truck chassis or trailer, with stationary design optional
Workstations
Basic configuration includes four typical operator workstations with role assignment and reconfiguration
Data systems
Two redundant servers for data distribution and processing, plus a recording-system server
Sensor inputs
Interfaced surveillance sensors up to 16; functions include data from surveillance sensors, height-finding radars, IFF, and optional ADS-B receiver
Message protocols
ASTERIX, LINK 1, LINK 776, and others
Interfaces
HDLC, LAN, fiber optic, VHF/UHF, and satellite
Display coverage
Not less than 800 km range, altitude up to 60 km, and speed up to 3,600 km/h
Power
380 V +/- 10 percent AC at 50 +/- 1 Hz; power consumption less than 6 kVA
Reliability
30 minute MTTR and 5,000 hour MTBF
Radar And Height-Finder Interfaces

Altimus-Tech presents AMCP Module as a command-and-control node for air-defense sensors and separately identifies it as an interface partner for PRV-16ML.

Compatible itemItem typeCompatibility evidence
PRV-16ML, Modernized mobile height-finder radar, Air DefensePRV-16MLMobile height-finder radar

The AMCP Module product page lists acquisition and processing of analogue and digital height-finder radar data among its functions, and the PRV-16ML product page names AMCP Module as a command-and-control centre that PRV-16ML can interface with.

Sources: Altimus-Tech AMCP Module Product Page, Altimus-Tech PRV-16ML Product Page

Media
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